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Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - Stage 5

Longest stage of the race today featuring a lumpy parcours, it's possibly one for the breakaway with the riders cresting the summit of a Cat 2 climb just 8km from the finish.

Last year stage 6 took a slightly different route with a more mountainous profile but used the same finishing climb and run in.  That stage was taken by Simon Gerrans just ahead of Meersman, Dumoulin and Ratto so I've assumed a similar finish and plumped to bring back four sprinters into my team.

Froome, Contador, Serpa and Lemarchand are out, Mezgec, Ratto, Dumoulin and Howard are in leaving me with

Rodriguez
Mezgec
Ratto
Dumoulin
Howard
Alaphiliipe
Paterski
LL Sanchez
Chaves

Fingers crossed they reel the breakaway in before the finish otherwise I'm screwed.

If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.

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drheaton | 10 years ago
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11 Hardy
12 Talansky
13 Martin, D
14 Serry
15 Howard
16 Bardet
17 Kelderman
18 Malacarne
19 Paterski
20 Ratto

That makes it 1, 2, 3, 15, 19 & 20 plus GC points, probably around 110 points, might be enough to keep me top 10 but I'm not sure.

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Wig_Billy | 10 years ago
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I sacrificed my team yesterday to go stage hunting for the final 3 stages.

1,2,3,4,9,16,20 today. Pretty good, but I think Contador might have spoiled it.

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chiv30 | 10 years ago
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1,2,6,15,17 std
1,6,purist

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drheaton | 10 years ago
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Scores up, 115 and moved up to 6th, it's getting very tight at the top.

Now, how do I make up 50 points in two days  39

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chiv30 replied to drheaton | 10 years ago
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drheaton wrote:

Scores up, 115 and moved up to 6th, it's getting very tight at the top.

Now, how do I make up 50 points in two days  39

Gamble

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Wig_Billy | 10 years ago
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Only team in the top 30 without Contador. Frustrating.  102

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Twybaydos | 10 years ago
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I came second to Wig_Billy on Forumscorum's! I think Nix is third.

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drheaton replied to chiv30 | 10 years ago
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chiv30 wrote:
drheaton wrote:

Scores up, 115 and moved up to 6th, it's getting very tight at the top.

Now, how do I make up 50 points in two days  39

Gamble

Nah, tomorrow is a play it safe day then go for it on Sunday. I think the winner will be the one who picks the right riders for the tricky finish on Sunday.

Also, I'm pretty sure I'm not allowed to win anything on a usual race let alone one that I'm running so I'd rather protect my position and go for the Forum Scorum win than take a big risk to try and win the whole race.

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JAndrewHill | 10 years ago
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Sobs. Why o why o why...
Did I loise my nertve and tfr contador and tosh for nizzollo and ferrari. I would have won the stage by a mile if I had stuck. Blew my own plan for stage wins.
Shouls I give up this game?

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